Menendez joins bicameral effort to reintroduce bill to make harming a journalist a federal crime
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has joined a bicameral effort that also includes Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif, 15) to reintroduce a bill to make threatening or harming a journalist a federal crime. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “The increasing threats and acts of violence against journalists are deeply alarming, and […]
Menendez. No path forward on immigration without reconciliation
But the New Jersey Democrat said he’s “optimistic” the Senate parliamentarian will greenlight immigration provisions in the budget package.
Rubio, Risch, Menendez, Warner Call on POTUS to Pursue Investigation into COVID Origins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jim Risch (R-ID), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking the administration to take three crucial steps to get to the bottom of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Rubio introduced the COVID Act of 2021, which would authorize sanctions and other restrictions if, within 90 days after enactment, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to refuse to allow a credible and comprehensive investigation into the origins of COVID-19 to be conducted at suspect laboratories in Wuhan.
Bipartisan senators urge Biden to continue intel community probe of Covid origins for as long as it takes
A group of bipartisan lawmakers is urging President Joe Biden to continue investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic until the intelligence community has a high degree of confidence in its conclusion about where and how it started, even if that effort exceeds the ongoing 90-day review set to end later this summer, according to a new letter obtained by CNN.
Senator Bob Menendez Hosts Meeting with Jordan King Abdullah in Washington DC
Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch, R-Idaho, speaks with King of Jordan Abdullah II during a meeting with other committee members at the US Capitol in Washington, DC., on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
Backing Cyprus, Sen. Menendez Rips Turkey’s Two-State Demand
NEW YORK - New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, a long-time Hellenophile, denounced Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for insisting the world recognize the occupied northern third of